1 Teen Killed, 2 Injured In Halloween Triple Shooting

Police Say Shooting May Have Been Part Of Feud

Baltimore County police said one teenage boy was killed and two others were injured Sunday night in a triple shooting in Halethorpe.

Police said they responded at about 9 p.m. to many 911 calls for shootings in the area of the 100 block of Twin Circle Way.

Dequan Travonte Burks, 16, died at the scene, according to police.

Trekwan Woodard, 15, and Imean Abdulah Shaheed, 19, were injured. They were taken to Shock Trauma, and police said the teens are expected to survive.

Police said they believe the incident and shooting may have originated at a footbridge that goes over Baltimore-Washington Parkway. Those close to the investigation told 11 News that the shootings may have had to do with a feud between the Cherry Hill and Baltimore Highlands neighborhoods because that bridge connects them.

"What we believe is that some type of altercation happened at that foot bridge, shots rang out, and then these three victims ran toward Twin Circles Way, and police ended up finding them," said Baltimore County Police Cpl. Mike Hill.

Kimberly Bradford, Burks' aunt, said she doesn't know why he was with the two other teens but knew he was headed to the Baltimore Highlands area for a Halloween party.

"I heard he was at Halloween party, and that's basically all I was told. He was at a party and some guys got to shooting, and that was it," she said.

Burks' family said they're still trying to piece together who he was hanging out with and why.

"He was playful, loving, funny. He always tried to take up for his friends -- as he said, his friends. I always tried to tell him you only make five good friends in your lifetime, so, hanging with 20 guys -- all of them can't be your friend," Bradford said.

Police said they're looking for at least one shooter.

Anyone with information about the identity or whereabouts of the suspects is asked to call Baltimore County Police at 410-307-2020 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7-LOCKUP (1-866-756-2587).